Nick Ames & Zachary Rosson earn collegiate baseball honors

Nick Ames (Canyon del Oro) was named to the Al-Mountain West Baseball Second Team as a first baseman for UNLV.

(achary Rosson (NC)

Zachary Rosson (Desert Christian) earned a spot on the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Baseball All-Conference first team as a catcher for Northwestern College.

This list will be updated all year in an effort to recognize all former local prep stars who have gone on to achieve either academic and/or athletic awards at the next level. These are not high school awards but collegiate and professional recognitions. NOT CHAMPIONSHIPS. If you are aware of anything I have missed along the way, please let me know.

We recognized 144 athletes in 2017. We are up to 79 for 2018.

Nick Ames/Baseball
Canyon del Oro/UNLV
Mountain West Player of the Week (2/19)
Rebel of the Game (2/18)
Rebel of the Week (2/20)
Rebel of the Game (3/25)
All-Mountain West Second Team (5/24)

Zachary Rosson/Baseball
Desert Christian/Northwestern College
GPAC All-Conference First Team (5/10)

Nick Gonzales/Baseball
Cienega/New Mexico State
WAC Freshman of the Year (5/22)
WAC First Team (5/22)

Kelsey Jenkins/Softball
Sabino/Wisconsin
Big 10 Player of the Week (4/30)
JWOS Big Ten Player of the Year (5/9)
JWOS All-Big Ten Team (5/9)
Wisconsin Student of the Month (5/9)
All-Big Ten First Team – Unanimous (5/9)
NFCA Great Lakes Region 2nd Team (5/17)

Kayla Green/Softball
Cienega/New Mexico State
WAC Pitcher of the Week (2/12)
WAC Pitcher of the Week (2/19)
WAC Pitcher of the Week (4/2)
WAC Pitcher of the Week nominee (4/16)
WAC First Team (5/8)

Andie Larkins/Softball
Sahuaro/Seattle
WAC Preseason Pitcher of the Year (1/31)
WAC Preseason Team (1/31)
WAC Pitcher of the Week nominee (4/2)
WAC Pitcher of the Week (4/16)
WAC Pitcher of the Week (5/7)
WAC First Team (5/8)

Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014 and he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and he has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is the Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Contact Andy Morales at AMoralesMyTucson@yahoo.com